Is Brazil the Next Venezuela? Brazil's government flexes its muscles. It appears that Brazil, which has become something of the focal point for the petroleum industry thanks to its offshore discoveries, may be joining the list of heavy-handed governments.

Price of Prohibition The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, convened by Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Cesar Gaviria of Colombia, and Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, issued a statement declaring the current approach to drug policy a failure and calling for a paradigm shift.

A New Brazil-China Energy Marriage China and Brazil have just hatched a $10 billion deal to provide Chinese funding to help Brazil's national oil company, Petrobras, with exploration and production expenses.

The Texas Chainsaw Stopper Expat conservationist John Cain Carter, a former elite Army soldier who did a tour in Iraq, is anything but typical. Same goes for his plan, which calls on ranchers to preserve Brazil's wild west.